Just six months ago, it was hard to imagine anything much worse than the prospect of Saddam Hussein and his million-man army in control of Kuwait and one-fifth of the world's oil reserves. But an even more frightening specter has since emerged: a wounded and vengeful Saddam with a smaller army whose best punch is an atom bomb.
This latest nightmare turns out to be dangerously close to reality. Last week, after the U.S. threatened to bomb suspected weapons-manufacturing installations, Iraqi officials admitted that they are much closer to joining the nuclear club than was previously known. In a 29-page report...
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